Conservancy of Southwest Florida gets full-time veterinarian

Lexey Swall Staff Wildlife veterinarian Rachel Goldfarb bandages the wound of a Florida box turtle last week at the animal clinic at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples. Goldfarb is the first full-time wildlife veterinarian at the conservancy as the nonprofit prepares to open its new von Arx Wildlife Hospital.

Lexey Swall Staff Wildlife veterinarian Rachel Goldfarb pulls away dead tissue from the wound of a Florida box turtle last week at the wildlife clinic at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida in Naples. Goldfarb is the first full-time wildlife veterinarian at the conservancy as the nonprofit prepares to open its new von Arx Wildlife Hospital.

Lexey Swall Staff Rachel Goldfarb looks at the wounds on the web of a laughing gull as Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist Jess Bender holds the bird still under a towel at the last week at the animal clinic. Goldfarb is the first full-time wildlife veterinarian at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida as the nonprofit prepares to open its new von Arx Wildlife Hospital.

Lexey Swall Staff Wildlife veterinarian Rachel Goldfarb looks up at Wildlife Rehabilitation Specialist Jess Bender as they test the mobility of a Florida box turtle after wrapping him in a bandage at the clinic Thursday at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. The turtle was injured after a dog starting chewing on it. Goldfarb is the first full-time wildlife veterinarian at the conservancy as the nonprofit prepares to open its new von Arx Wildlife Hospital.